Textile Market Up 25 Percent

JAKARTA - The textile industry and textile products (TPT) keterpurukannya nationally rose from this long. Since the tightening of the import force January 1, 2009, domestic demand increased 25 percent plus a 15-20 per cent sales jump during the fast and Lebaran this year.

Director of the Department of Industry Textile Industry (Depperin) Aryanto Sagala admitted, when the government tightened the garment imports and promote the campaign use of domestic products, textile demand in the domestic market began to rise 25 percent during January-August 2009. "The increase has prompted the producers to increase production capacity," he said, Wednesday (9 / 9).

According to him, the national textile exports tend to increase, following the start of a global economic recovery in many countries who became Indonesia's export markets. In fact, it estimates that the domestic textile exports aan more excited at the end of the quarter III-2009.

Next year, the value of textile exports expected to touch USD 12 billion. Additional investment in order to realize the TPT, continued Aryanto, the government has mengeluaran various forms of assistance insntif discount prices and interest subsidies.

This policy is pursued in order to restructure the machinery since 2007-2009. In addition, Depperin disburse funds of around Rp 500 billion for textile machinery investment subsidies in the last three years.

"With government assistance, the total investment of TPT during the last three years increased Rp5, 04 trillion," he continued.

Aryanto explained, as many as 170 textile firms now also plans to restructure the machinery valued at Rp1, 7 trillion. The expected investment can be realized this year with the help of government subsidies. "Value Depperin aid this year is estimated at Rp162, 48 billion or about 10 percent of the total investment," he said.

Several large-scale textile companies are also investing through this program include PT Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex), PT Apac Citra Centertex, PT Daliatex, PT Indah Jaya, and PT Sari Garment Ungaran. Depperin data shows, the number of textile companies last year recorded 2818, with total investment valued at Rp 141.8 trillion.

Secretary General of the Indonesian Textile Association, Ernovian G Ismy states, textile sales in domestic market is expected to grow about 15-20 percent during the month of fasting-Lebaran 2009. Currently, the local textile products over 68 percent domestic market share. "Increased demand usually ranges from 15-20 percent of normal conditions," he said.

Ernovian admit, textile sales in domestic market continued to rise from year to year. In 2008, but the local-made textile products can only control about 50 percent market share. "The value of sales reached USD 5.4 billion, up compared to 2007 worth? USD 5.16 billion," he said.

He considered textile demand will never-ending, even going to continue to grow in the future. Domestic textile consumption last year reached 5.3 kilograms (kg) per capita. In 2015, he said, the consumption of textiles is estimated to be increased to 5.5 kilograms per capita.

"Textile sales turnover? In 2015 would reach $ 8.9 billion," he explained.